Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 64.5% less likely to die by suicide
Trinidad and Tobago has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
see 77.2% less spent on your healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.
have 75.6% fewer doctors per person
Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.
have 24.0% less access to essential health services
Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 65.5% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.
have 2.2 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.4% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 15.7% more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 97.7% less likely to be murdered
Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 70.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.8% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 91.7% less CO2
Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Trinidad and Tobago, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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